{"id":7826,"date":"2021-03-30T10:52:53","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T10:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=7826"},"modified":"2021-03-30T10:52:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T10:52:53","slug":"lenny-henry-asks-britons-to-get-covid-19-jab-or-be-left-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/03\/30\/lenny-henry-asks-britons-to-get-covid-19-jab-or-be-left-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"Lenny Henry asks Britons to get COVID-19 jab or be left behind"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"detail-center\">\n<div class=\"story-detail\">\n<p>Actor and comedian Lenny Henry and other prominent figures on Tuesday urged Black Britons to take the COVID-19 vaccine after figures showed a big lag in those from Britain\u2019s Black community having the shot compared to the rest of the population.<\/p>\n<p>The Office for National Statistics said on Monday that while overall more than 90% of those aged over 70 had received their first vaccine shot, the take up rates among people identifying as Black African and Black Caribbean were just 58.8% and 68.7% respectively.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7827\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lenny-Henry-asks-Britons-to-get-COVID-19-jab-or-be-left-behind-rapidnews-dailyrapid.jpg\" alt=\"Lenny-Henry-asks-Britons-to-get-COVID-19-jab-or-be-left-behind-rapidnews-dailyrapid\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lenny-Henry-asks-Britons-to-get-COVID-19-jab-or-be-left-behind-rapidnews-dailyrapid.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lenny-Henry-asks-Britons-to-get-COVID-19-jab-or-be-left-behind-rapidnews-dailyrapid-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lenny-Henry-asks-Britons-to-get-COVID-19-jab-or-be-left-behind-rapidnews-dailyrapid-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lenny-Henry-asks-Britons-to-get-COVID-19-jab-or-be-left-behind-rapidnews-dailyrapid-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Lenny-Henry-asks-Britons-to-get-COVID-19-jab-or-be-left-behind-rapidnews-dailyrapid-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Henry wrote an open letter encouraging those in the Black community to get a shot, while he and other high profile names including actors Chiwetel Ejiofo, David Harewood and Adjoa Andoh appear in a short film which will be broadcast on television.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hear and understand the concerns which people of all backgrounds are wrestling with, but which are particularly concerning in Black communities,\u201d Henry said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want people to be safe, I don\u2019t want people to die or end up in hospital because of Covid-19. So I\u2019m saying, when your turn comes, take the jab.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Overall more than 30 million people in Britain have so far received their first COVID shot.<\/p>\n<p>However, ONS figures showed that 85% of White Britons reported they were likely to get the shot compared to fewer than half, 49%, of Black or Black British adults, even though death rates have been higher in Black communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have legitimate worries and concerns, we hear that. We know change needs to happen and that it\u2019s hard to trust some institutions and authorities,\u201d Henry said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t let your understandable fears be what holds you back. Don\u2019t let your concerns be the thing that widens racial inequality in our society. 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